yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Nexus S General] star_fleet:
file not available

3024v3-i9023.img

this file is not available any more on mediafire.

can anyone please help?
[Nexus S General] star_fleet:
< waiting for device >

it stucks at < waiting for devices>

i have installed drivers and using jelly bean 4.1.1, i9020A...

does it work in this device?

i dont know much about all this, so i beg your pardon if the question is silly...
[Nexus S General] lemonoid:
for some reason when I try to boot to my flashed CWM recovery, it won't work and instead takes me to stock recovery. I don't understand why this is. I used fastboot to flash it and it said it flashed okay. it didn't output the amount of time that it took to flash it but it said

$ ./fastboot-linux-i386 flash recovery ns4g-5023-cyan.img

sending 'recovery' (3348 KB)... OKAY

writing 'recovery'... OKAY

anyone know what else I can do?
[Nexus S General] chanduwatkar14344:
nexus S was in locked state...can't able to unlock thorugh "fastboot oem unlock" (FAILED <remote:ERASE FAIL>.. even all drivers were installed properly...if i try to get in to recovery mode there is an exclamtion mark...what it that..??? plzzzz help me with this
[Nexus S General] Mo4H:
Nice guide :good:
[Nexus S General] agilua:
anyone knows how to check status about phone state locked or unlocked via terminal?
[Nexus S General] gotjazz:
hrm on XP here I don't get another choice beside the ADB Interface
[Nexus S General] afilopou:
and @ smoothfreeze

As i told i am on w7, but i think the procedure must be the same.Let me load windows xp on a virtual machine and i ll come back with the answer
[Nexus S General] afilopou:
Ok guys found the answer.I set up xp on my virtual machine and i followed the same procedure as win7. When the phone is on everything is ok .At first we have the nexus s with exclamation mark

and following what i wrote i came to adb composite interface as you can see

Then i switched off the phone and i have on device manager

so i tried to do the update driver software>install from a specific location >don't search .i will choose the driver to install and

ohhh sh****t .I can not even see the adb bootloader interface.So i went to the inf google file and i add few details for the google nexus s

;

;Google Nexus S GT-i9023

%SingleAdbInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_18D1&PID_4E20

%SingleBootLoaderInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_18D1&PID_4E20

for both the [Google.NTx86] and [Google.NTamd64]. I saved the inf file (android_winusb.inf in Android\androidsdk\extras\google\usb_driver) and after that in a command prompt i did

adb kill-server

adb start-server

and i went again to device manager

update driver software>install from a specific location >don't search .i will choose the driver to install and i select "Have disk" (there give the path where google driver is c:\android\androidsdk\extras\google\usb_driver) and success !!!!

you have "Android ADB Interface" and "Android Bootloader Interface".Of course select the bootloader interface and go ahead.

Here is the inf file ready, just for copy-paste to the c:\android\androidsdk\extras\google\usb_driver (first rename your original from android_winusb to android_winusb.old)

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/14913717/nexus%20s%20xp/android_winusb.inf

hope to help
[Nexus S General] hill69:
hello members, and afilopou too. its true that the stock ROM is good on Nexus S. how about the future updates of android OS ? do rooted users get OTA updates as well or we have to do it manually since it is unlocked now.

Anyway, I have an important question here. After rooting the phone and flashing the phone using the DOWNLOAD mode, i realized youtube app is no longer available in my phone. when i go to market to download, it says youtube is installed in my system. I tried downloading manually from google mobile website, it says my device is not recognized. Any idea of what's going on ?
[Nexus S General] afilopou:
I dont know for sure but if you have stock rom even rooted,you can have software updates.

Regarding youtube, try to go to settings>applications>manage applications and then go to tab "All" and find the application market.Do a clear cache and clear data.After that go again to market and try to search for youtube.

Hope to help
[Nexus S General] hill69:
dear afilopou, I tried that before for youtube by clearing the cache, it didnt work. Then I installed a previous version of youtube apk 2.1.6 and when i go to settings, manage apps... everything is greyed out and there is no option to clear, delete or uninstall anything. When i go into market now, youtube doesnt even appear when i search for it.

going straight into m.google.com/youtube gives me this :

Device Not Supported

Sorry, YouTube is not supported on your device.
[Nexus S General] afilopou:
V2.1.6 i see from my device is the latest.Pretty strange.Do you have the application "root explorer"?

ps. you are on stock rom? i am a bit confused with "after rooting and flashing the phone from download mode"

Also try this.Hope to work http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=12784698&postcount=6
[Nexus S General] hill69:
Dear afilopou, I tried the link you gave which was to reinstall using ES File explorer and it worked !!! Thank you so much....

anyway, what i meant was, i flashed the phone previously using the odin method, then rooted it using the method from this thread. Im not sure myself what ROM im using now, I didnt install anything new after that, so Im assuming its the stock version. Anyway, thank you again and have a great day !
[Nexus S General] afilopou:
Happy to help you. :)
[Nexus S General] gotjazz:
THanks a lot - i'll try the driver changes shoudl I ever need them again - but yesterday I was too impatient and just went ahead while it still said adb interface in recovery mode and everything worked anyway. running NSCollab now :D

(note to everyone: please do NOT go ahead and just ignore the manuals here just because it happened to work for me. who knows how lucky I was and how close to bricking the whole thing)
[Nexus S General] afilopou:
My friend as i told am not an android expert,so you maybe right. :-) The problem is i dont know any developers here in order to ask them.For sure the guide is working fine on win7
[Nexus S General] Fmbl:
Im on Vista, and this def. didnt work for me, cmd doesnt recognize anything, and im pretty sure i did everything in the right order!

Ooh well, just wait for a nother guide i guess!
[Nexus S General] afilopou:
You are on vista and what is not worked for you?the guide?the inf which is for windows xp?cmd is not used to recognize anything.Please be more analytic
[Nexus S General] smoothfreeze:
Finally rooted! Thx for the awesome guide!

One question,if I'm on CM7 now,and i want to try out a different rom,do I need to flash to stock first or just flash the new rom?
[Nexus S General] afilopou:
Finally !Happy to help.Read carefully the flash guide of the new rom u want.As far as I know there is no need to go back to stock first.In general you flash the new rom through cwm recovery
[Nexus S General] robstunner:
ALL done!

Phew, not for greenhorns! I had to installed PDAnet for 64bit windows computers in order to get the drivers to install correctly in win7
[Nexus S General] :
I'm having a problem. I root it using the file attached. But when I reboot my phone, the recovery is automatically switched to 3.0.0.5

I lose my signal. I can't run the restore function or anything. Happens every time i reboot after rooting with the attached file.

Any help? :(
[Nexus S General] afilopou:
Which file?
[Nexus S General] :
The .img file.

3024v3-i9023.img
[Nexus S General] afilopou:
Did you download from market the rom manager and you flashed the recovery through rom manager menu?
[Nexus S General] dsixda:
To the OP:

I've updated the first post to reflect on the new i9020A models, hope you don't mind. Please edit if you feel necessary. Thanks
[Nexus S General] afilopou:
The only think on first page guide is the add about the I9020a(I don't know if it exists in I9020a, cause I don't have this model) regarding the rename of /etc/install-recovery.sh
[Nexus S General] mlkzubair:
when i enter "fastboot oem unlock" in cmd it only says that < waiting for device > but my nexus s i9023 is connted with pc and succesfully installed drivers any one can help me to root my nexus s
[Nexus S General] solidkevin:
It reads LOCK STATE - LOCKED

Open Device Manager (or run devmgmt.msc) make sure you don't see this problem (windows failed to identify the SNS and install the correct drivers)

10 - Do a right click and select Update Driver Software

11 - Select Brose my computer for driver software

12 - Point it to your Android SDK installation "extras\google\usb_driver" dir

13 - Make sure to CLICK "Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer"

14 - Then from the list 3 choices select Android Bootloader Interface

15 - If it's installed properly it should show up like this (reboot is not required)

Im trying to root and I got to that part and I dunno what the hell its telling me to do?? It says "make sure you dont see this problem" What problem???

And for Number 10 it says do a right click....on what!???
[Nexus S General] solidkevin:
wow am I just stupid!? I cant get passed that damn USB Driver stage!

And I thought this was supposed to be easy.
[Nexus S General] solidkevin:
make sure you don't see this problem (windows failed to identify the SNS and install the correct drivers)

^^^^Thats my problem, what if I have all those yellow errors? What do I do??
[Nexus S General] afilopou:
Go back a few pages(30 posts back).I wrote the guide with screenshots.
[Nexus S General] imisky:
hey guys,

just follwoed the instruction and it was super easy to do. I think all went well except i have this message when i go into recovery.

E:Cant mount /cache/recovery/log

E:Cant open / cache/recovery/log

E:Fail to find "cache" partition to mount at

/cache

ive reinstalled CWM recovery V3.0.2.4 and its the same still

I have access to root and busy box and etc are all installed so im not quite sure what happened any ideas?

EDIT: Fixed, simply flashed the i9023 CWM recovery and it was fixed
[Nexus S General] mlkzubair:
when i am in bootloader step in device manager no Android 1.0 what can i do please help meto root my nexus s i9023 i am using win7 32 bit
[Nexus S General] afilopou:
Check the link in my signature.If you still have problem pls let me know
[Nexus S General] igorgor:
I have Fido SNS i9020A so I tried to flash i9023 recovery. Now I have no recovery at all. If I try to flash a custom recovery it just wipes all user data and shows Google until I take off a battery. Stock recovery just goes to Google screen until I take off a battery but does not wipe all data. And I do not know how to fix that.
[Nexus S General] newbi11:
can anyone confirm if this works for canadian SNS (telus, Koodo, fido)? and doesn't lose the 3G radio for canadian carriers after flashing? much appreciated. Thanks!
[Nexus S General] split2th:
I would also like to know if this will work with fido. And I'm not sure if I have the 9020a or the 9020f. On the box it says 9020f... and in settings it says 9020a...

Thanks..
[Nexus S General] loginatnine:
I've flashed this CWM on my Telus 3G capable NS and everything work fine after!

I'm actually looking for a way to uninstall CWM, where can I find the stock recovery image?
[Nexus S General] bakron1:
I am trying to download the stock CW Recovery image for my NS i9020a from the link and it says the file has been deleted. The custom version (3025-i9023.img) downloaded fine. Can the stock recovery image be flashed from ROM Manager Premium since this is the AT&T version and not the T-Mobile one? Any suggestions?
[Nexus S General] mwm:
thank you so much!

wasn't able to use fastboot on ubuntu although i saw the device on adb.

switched to windows, installed the driver and run fastboot oem unlock » done.

adb then didn't see the device.

switched to ubuntu. pushed the su zip » done

rebooted the recovery, installed the su zip » done

nexus s unlocked.

downloaded cm7 zip

installing...

good luck ;)
[Nexus S General] louis0:
I have a problem with my Nexus 9023

the problem is when i click browes and point drive folder and click "Let me pick"

I DON'T SEE "ANDROID PHONE" AT ALL

to i can install bootloaed inetrface

can anyone help me plz ?

maybe i do something wrong with steps ?
[Nexus S General] eatTHESEbullets:
nice thanks
[Nexus S General] image2000uk:
I have a bit of a noob question with this root package if I want to stay with the stock rom once I have done the fast boot oem unlock will the stock rom still be there or will I have wiped the phone ? or do i just reboot the phone and all is goood just have root access as i don't want to run custom roms ???
[Nexus S General] donharden2002:
I'm very new to the sns, my phone is unlocked but for some reason I'm having a terrible time rooting it and flashing the recovery.

When I run the "fastboot flash recovery 3024v3-i9023.img" and hit enter this is all I get.

"fastboot flash recovery 3024v3-i9023.img" is not recognized external command, operable program or batch file.

Not sure where I went wrong, I'm using windows 7.

Here is a pic of my phone info. I got this phone from another member in a trade. It was being used on rogers. It is an i9020a.

Thanks for any help.
[Nexus S General] zero383:
I have a Koodo SNS (i9020a) which is the same phone as every other Canadian release except Wind/Mobilicity. I flashed CWM 3.0.2.5 recovery and was wondering how to put back the stock recovery image as well.

I found this thread that may have the right image: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1033269

In your CMD prompt make sure your path points to "C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\tools" and that the img is in the same folder.

If you're using 32bit Win 7 then it's "C:\Program Files\Android\android-sdk\tools"
[Nexus S General] jackrhino81:
So if the script that removes cwm recovery after reboot does not exist, how do we recover stock recovery when we want to accept OTA updates?
[Nexus S General] zero383:
I posted this earlier: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1033269

FYI, the CWM recovery is permanent on the i9020a as well, even after a reboot.
[Nexus S General] donharden2002:
help

now i get this message in cmd box. the system cannot find the path specified.

Please be gentle, im totally new to this stuff. I had a captivate before and it was almost too easy to root and everything. Also im on a 64 bit laptop. Just to make sure, the command you gave me to point to the path is supposed to be typed into the cmd prompt window?

Thank you in advance for your help.
[Nexus S General] zero383:
You installed the Android SDK right? Basically , from windows explorer, you need to find the directory where the SDK is installed and find the tools folder. There should be a file called fastboot.exe. The default directory for Win7 64 bit is:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\tools

Copy the "3025-i9023.img" file and paste into the tools folder.

From the command prompt type "cd C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\tools"

Then type "fastboot flash recovery 3025-i9023.img" then hit Enter.
[Nexus S General] donharden2002:
Thank you for your reply, going to give it a try now.

I appreciate the help and will post my results.
[Nexus S General] donharden2002:
results

Ok i tried that and this is what i got this time.

The filename, or volume syntax is incorrect.

I have the drivers installed, i actually used odin to flash to stock because the person I got the phone from had some old stuff on it.

Thanks
[Nexus S General] zero383:
Can you post a screenshot of your tools directory and the command prompt where you got the error?
[Nexus S General] donharden2002:
I'm starting to think my phone isnt connecting properly either.

Thanks for your help.
[Nexus S General] zero383:
Type it without the quotes. :)
[Nexus S General] donharden2002:
Ok, ill give it a go and get back to you.

Thanks
[Nexus S General] donharden2002:
Ok I tried a few different ways and these are my results.
[Nexus S General] zero383:
You must be running 32bit Windows.

Try cd C:\Program Files\Android\android-sdk\tools
[Nexus S General] donharden2002:
Should I try dnlding the 32 bit drivers?
[Nexus S General] zero383:
No, I meant that if you're using 32bit Windows the program files folder won't have the (x86) in it.

First of all, confirm if your phone is connected properly to your PC. Boot your phone into Fastboot mode (power on with the up volume pressed). Connect the USB cable to your PC. Look at your device manager and see if there's a yellow exclamation mark beside the Android device. If there is then you need to update it. Right click on it to update, choose "let me choose..." pick the bootloader driver.
[Nexus S General] donharden2002:
This is what i get in device manager. And thank you for your help, it's greatly appreciated.
[Nexus S General] zero383:
Right Click on it and choose "Browse my computer for driver software". Then "let me pick from list" and choose "Android Bootloader Interface".
[Nexus S General] donharden2002:
did that

Ok now I guess I try the cmd again?

cd C:\Program Files\Android\android-sdk\tools
[Nexus S General] donharden2002:
ok

system cannot find the path specified
[Nexus S General] zero383:
That is the default path where the android SDK tools folder is located. I used it as an example. You have to put the path where it was installed on your computer.

That first screenshot you provided of the tools folder, click on the address bar up top, that is the path that needs to be typed into the command prompt with CD in front of it.
[Nexus S General] donharden2002:
ok

Ok, thanks. As you can tell Im new to this stuff.

I really appreciate your help, I'm willing to send a paypal donation for your help with this. I know people have lives of their own.
[Nexus S General] donharden2002:
Ok, I think I might have it. Does this look right?
[Nexus S General] donharden2002:
Ok I ran the fastboot recovery cmd and got this error.
[Nexus S General] donharden2002:
I think I got the Adb part fixed but now get this error. I'm sorry for being a pain in the butt.
[Nexus S General] zero383:
According to your tools folder screenshot, you have the 3025 image, therefore you should type: fastboot flash recovery 3025-i9023.img
[Nexus S General] donharden2002:
going insane

Ok tried that just now and got Error cannot load '3025-i9023.img

Should I start over and erase everything and start fresh?
[Nexus S General] zero383:
Type: fastboot devices

Make sure a serial number comes up, this means the phone is connected properly.

If the connection is okay then I'm out of ideas.
[Nexus S General] donharden2002:
got it

I didnt think Id ever get this done, thank you very much. If you pm me your paypal info i will gladly send you a little cash for your time.

You have been very patient and a great help.

Thank you very much
[Nexus S General] donharden2002:
rommanager

Now so I have it straight, I do not want to use rom manager correct?
[Nexus S General] zero383:
That won't be necessary, it's a free forum. ;) Thanks anyways.

No, you do not have to use Rom Manager to install The CWM Recovery as you've already done it through fastboot. You can however use Rom Manager to download and install custom mods like CM7.

Edit: Remember to backup your current ROM first!
[Nexus S General] donharden2002:
Thanks, I really appreciate it. People like you make xda what it is.
[Nexus S General] rastassjr:
Helpful tidbits

For all those on a I9020A (AT&T) I thought I would share my endeavors for this guide. I was doing this on a Windows XP workstation with SP3.

In Part 1, (call me dumb but I could not for the life of me think of was SNS stood for until i realized i was holding it in my hand! duh!) More coffee helped that one.

Also in part one you must do this or windows will not allow you to install the usb drivers for this phone. Open "android_winusb.inf" and add the following lines to both "[Google.NTx86]" and "[Google.NTamd64]" sections :

;

;Google Nexus S GT-i9023

%SingleAdbInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_18D1&PID_4E20

In part 2, I could not get the fastboot oem unlock to work untill i copied the following DLL's AdbWinApi.dll, and AdbWinUsbapi.dll into the tools folder where fastboot was being executed, these are located in the platform-tools folder by default.

Part 3 was as described

Part 4, I had to copy su-2.3.6.1-ef-signed.zip directly to the phone via the USB drive mount, ADB would not let me push it to it, but i was able to flash as described after manually copying the folder.

Not sure if that helps anyone out there, but I didn't see anything from anyone else that had anything similar like i did.
[Nexus S General] zero383:
Must be a WinXP thing. I have the i9020a and Win7 but I didn't have to do the above.
[Nexus S General] jeffrey.chung.926:
How come i cant find the extra folder?

Then i went ahead and uninstall evrything and doing everything from scratch.

Downloaded the sdk and installed, and installed usb driver.

Still can't find the extra folder..
[Nexus S General] rastassjr:
Are you selecting the Third Party addons from Google, and from Galaxy Tab in the first steps?
[Nexus S General] jeffrey.chung.926:
I selected only the USB Driver r4
[Nexus S General] rastassjr:
Under third party add ons select the google usb, and the samsung electronics for galaxy tab.
[Nexus S General] jeffrey.chung.926:
Thanks, everything works fine now, rooted :)
[Nexus S General] rastassjr:
Glad that helped, I thought this would be a simple device to root beings its a developer phone, but it could have been alot worse, but ill take this over having a device with a locked boot-loader any day.
[Nexus S General] zero383:
Can't get any simpler than "fastboot oem unlock" :D
[Nexus S General] rastassjr:
Haha ;) Let me restate, preparing the phone to root was more issues then actually rooting the phone.
[Nexus S General] Glimmy:
Hello,

Just got my Nexus S a few weeks ago and I am quite new to smartphones/android in general. This guide seems pretty straight-forward but I am unclear as to how to proceed with the below mentionned:

I have the GT-I9020A (rogers)
[Nexus S General] afilopou:
Means that, before starting the whole procedure you must backup your photos,music.sms etc because on this specific step your phone will do a factory reset
[Nexus S General] marlik123:
will this work for the new 2.3.4 update?
[Nexus S General] suffer1989:
help :S. my phone is stuck on this screen. Im a complete noob in this topic. I Followed your instructions word for word,

Untill step 6, where command told me : "Error : Device not found."

So, i booted my nexus S normally and copied the file 'su-2.3.6.1-ef-signed.zip' onto the root of the SD card, and then rebooted my phone into the recovery menu. however, upon pressing the recovery option, my phone went into a screen where there is a google logo, with an unlocked lock below it.

My phone is : Google Nexus S, Android 2.3.4 , baseband I9020XXKD1, build GRJ22

My phone doesnt respond from there, i need to remove the battery to turn it off.

Please help me.
[Nexus S General] suffer1989:
UPDATE : I tried to use the herring recovery image, and then that seemed to allow me to use the recovery option. then in the recovery menu, i followed the steps, and installed that SU file. When i booted up my nexus S normally, i saw a new 'superuser' icon in my menu. Does this mean my phone is rooted ?
[Nexus S General] zero383:
Yes. You can double-check with this app: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.joeykrim.rootcheck&feature=search_result
[Nexus S General] suffer1989:
Thanks :D

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